Move from Canon to Nikon - (Page 4): You think that's bad try moving to Sony. Different nomenclature all together. I have used Nikon all my life and so it is second nature to me. But...

Jcmarino

You think that's bad try moving to Sony. Different nomenclature all together. I have used Nikon all my life and so it is second nature to me. But Santa brought me a Sony a6000! Time to learn!!! Find someone near you who uses Nikon and they will help you set it up. You will be glad you made the the switch sooner than you think.

johnst1001a Loc: West Chester, Ohio

Well, my take on this conversation is that higher end DSLR's have a lot of features and thus a lot of things that are in the menu's. Yes, it takes a while, but I would start off very simple, even in auto mode, so that at least you can begin getting some pictures. As for the LCD turning off quickly, this is a setting as well. I don't have a Nikon so I cannot tell you how to extend it, but I am sure there is as way, all the way to on full time.

An example of complexity, I have had my Canon 5D MK III for a bit over 2 years, and wanted to change the focus points from the full 61 to just the center ones. Back to the book, had to read up on it, and it was not that clear, but I am sure I will figure it out, then forget again.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Jcmarino wrote:

You think that's bad try moving to Sony. Different nomenclature all together. I have used Nikon all my life and so it is second nature to me. But Santa brought me a Sony a6000! Time to learn!!! Find someone near you who uses Nikon and they will help you set it up. You will be glad you made the the switch sooner than you think.

You're right about that. I have a Sony P&S, and the Menu is completely different. I have to think every time I use it, and I hate having to think.

yayi60 Loc: Spain

Don't worry! You will get use to it. Both are completely different, but both are really simple. Read your manual and play with you new toy.:)

ptcanon3ti Loc: NJ

tusketwedge wrote:

Like the old saying goes,"Good things come to those that wait" Learning the D750 from"i guess from your avatar" a 3ti ,would be like jumping from a street car to a formula car. The learning curve is long.(Same would probably happen if you jumped from a 3ti to a high end full frame Canon) just not as intrussive as the base format would probably be the same ,just more of it. Just have patience and good luck.I'm sure it will all come to you eventually.

haha...actually I'm coming from a 7D. The t3i was my first camera. :)

ptcanon3ti Loc: NJ

drmuttillo wrote:

Go to this sight and make it simple http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d750.htm

I'm looking into it today. Thank you.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

ptcanon3ti wrote:

Have any of you folks who have moved from Canon to Nikon found the Nikons to be incredibly NON-intuitive?

I've had My D750 since Friday night and I've not taken a shot with it because I'm so confused about how the damn thing works. The menu system is ridiculously unclear. The back LCD won't stay on so I can see my settings...even formatting a memory card is not as easy as it should be. :(

Any good tutorials out there?

It's not that it is non-intuitive, it is just different from Canon.. If you are used to Canon then it seems non-intuitive. If a Nikon user moved to Canon, they find the same issues going that way. The PDF is the same as the manual. However, most of the Nikons are similar so if you get a D700 book or a D800 book it will cover most of the issues and features. I'm not sure about a good D750 book yet. As for the LCD, in the menu is a place to change the LCD time out time. I will look and see where it is for you.

ptcanon3ti Loc: NJ

jerryc41 wrote:

For Nikon tutorials, look here.

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Product-Tutorials/index.page

Unfortunately the D750 is not listed there. :(

ptcanon3ti Loc: NJ

Kmgw9v wrote:

If you have been reading the manual for two days, and don't know how to take a shot, sell the camera. It is not for you.

I was beginning to think that. But this manual is really POORLY written. A simple thing like switching focus points is as clearly explained as muddy water.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

Jcmarino wrote:

You think that's bad try moving to Sony. Different nomenclature all together. I have used Nikon all my life and so it is second nature to me. But Santa brought me a Sony a6000! Time to learn!!! Find someone near you who uses Nikon and they will help you set it up. You will be glad you made the the switch sooner than you think.

Menu C4 sets monitor time out. default is 4sec. Page 337 of the manual..

By the way... Download the pdf and you can search it... I always carry a copy of the pdf of my cameras so that I can search easily rather than thumbing through the pages of the manual.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

ptcanon3ti wrote:

Have any of you folks who have moved from Canon to Nikon found the Nikons to be incredibly NON-intuitive?

I've had My D750 since Friday night and I've not taken a shot with it because I'm so confused about how the damn thing works. The menu system is ridiculously unclear. The back LCD won't stay on so I can see my settings...even formatting a memory card is not as easy as it should be. :(Any good tutorials out there?

Put it on auto everything and shoot and shoot! Then learn as you go - bit by bit.

DaveHam Loc: Reading UK

As someone who uses both brands I have to say that each has their own way of setting things up in their menu and each is pretty much the same to get used to.

As a couple of other posts have mentioned the only answer is to read the manual or get a good book on the camera as the one thing neither brand possesses is a readable manual.

Switching from Canon to Nikon you will definitely see a difference in the menus; just have to get used to it. Non - intuitive - once you get used to it it works rather well.

RKL349 Loc: Connecticut

ptcanon3ti wrote:

Have any of you folks who have moved from Canon to Nikon found the Nikons to be incredibly NON-intuitive?

I've had My D750 since Friday night and I've not taken a shot with it because I'm so confused about how the damn thing works. The menu system is ridiculously unclear. The back LCD won't stay on so I can see my settings...even formatting a memory card is not as easy as it should be. :(

Any good tutorials out there?

David Busch will be offering an instructional book for the D750 but it is not due out until February. I have always found these very helpful. Until then, good luck.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

ptcanon3ti wrote:

Have any of you folks who have moved from Canon to Nikon found the Nikons to be incredibly NON-intuitive?

I've had My D750 since Friday night and I've not taken a shot with it because I'm so confused about how the damn thing works. The menu system is ridiculously unclear. The back LCD won't stay on so I can see my settings...even formatting a memory card is not as easy as it should be. :(

Any good tutorials out there?

I have used both Canon and Nikon products (and several other brands) since 1968. From my experience, Canon definitely has better ergonomics.

Nikons are more rugged. Currently, Nikons have better sensor performance at reproducing test charts in low light. While Canons seem to record better flesh tones for portraits, Nikons seem to record better color saturation.

Nikon and Canon have different "audiences" for their gear. Both make excellent systems. Both have distinct features that are either advantages or disadvantages, depending upon what you need to do.

The best advice I can give you is to look at what you need to do, then get a detailed analysis from several sources of how each system meets your needs, or doesn't. In the end, there is no one best system... just the one you are using now.

I do know the NEXT system I'll be using will be mirror-less, and it probably won't be Canon or Nikon.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

ptcanon3ti wrote:

Have any of you folks who have moved from Canon to Nikon found the Nikons to be incredibly NON-intuitive?

I've had My D750 since Friday night and I've not taken a shot with it because I'm so confused about how the damn thing works. The menu system is ridiculously unclear. The back LCD won't stay on so I can see my settings...even formatting a memory card is not as easy as it should be. :(

Any good tutorials out there?

Probably changing from any Brand or Model to another can be confusing. Not having either Nikon or Canon cameras I could only guess. But I have watched friends trying to set-up theirs and via a few YouTube videos I've watched, I think you may be somewhat correct in that the Nikon is slightly less intuitive. I use Pentax cameras and mechanically they appear more Nikon-like but in software and menus more like a Canon. Yet very different from either as well. And each of the three models I have differ and are no pic nick to navigate either. Nothing was so easy as a mechanical film camera! 35mm to Rollei to 8x10" View, all basically the same. Yet you actually had to understand photography. Those were the days.